Vista Tutorial - Vista Windows Update problems

Hey. I have a legit OEM copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, and it hasn't
given me any problems except for my inability to get Windows Updates. I
turned off automatic updates right after I installed (since I don't like
my computer doing stuff without telling me) and it worked fine for a few
weeks. Since the end of March, though, I haven't been able to download
updates at all. I click "Check for Updates Now" and the green progress
bar goes for a few seconds and then a new window opens saying that it
has to close Windows Update.

I looked through the forums for any advice, and I found some, and,
after using the advice I found, it does the same thing but now it also
gives me (occasionally) error code 80080005 and doesn't download any
updates. Is there a way I can solve this problem without reinstalling
Windows? Please help! Thank you.

Lemon


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"lemonsawdust" <lemonsawdust.2pxm3j@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hey. I have a legit OEM copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, and it hasn't
> given me any problems except for my inability to get Windows Updates. I
> turned off automatic updates right after I installed (since I don't like
> my computer doing stuff without telling me) and it worked fine for a few
> weeks. Since the end of March, though, I haven't been able to download
> updates at all. I click "Check for Updates Now" and the green progress
> bar goes for a few seconds and then a new window opens saying that it
> has to close Windows Update.
>
> I looked through the forums for any advice, and I found some, and,
> after using the advice I found, it does the same thing but now it also
> gives me (occasionally) error code 80080005 and doesn't download any
> updates. Is there a way I can solve this problem without reinstalling
> Windows? Please help! Thank you.
>
> Lemon
>
>
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Have you tried enabling automatic updates just prior to manually updating
then disabling it again afterward? This is what I did on my XP machines for
a long time because windows update wouldn't function even manually unless
auto update was enabled.

Hi,

Not sure about Vista, and as JoeT mentioned, you could try Automatic Update
and then switch back to manual update.

I have a spared XP notebook which is quite old and rarely in use, and the
same problem happened to in March when I turned it on after a few months of
no use. What I did is to turn on Automatic Update, and interesting enough,
it could download and install updates.

After a few times, I switched back to Manual Update and it worked ok.

According to my research, there are many possible reasons for that
particular error codes, and sometimes, it even relates to an older machine
which should not be your case. But I am almost certain that it is not
related to WGA failure, so don't worry about that part. In any case, try
Automatic Update and see if it works.

Hope this helps.

"lemonsawdust" <lemonsawdust.2pxm3j@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hey. I have a legit OEM copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, and it hasn't
> given me any problems except for my inability to get Windows Updates. I
> turned off automatic updates right after I installed (since I don't like
> my computer doing stuff without telling me) and it worked fine for a few
> weeks. Since the end of March, though, I haven't been able to download
> updates at all. I click "Check for Updates Now" and the green progress
> bar goes for a few seconds and then a new window opens saying that it
> has to close Windows Update.
>
> I looked through the forums for any advice, and I found some, and,
> after using the advice I found, it does the same thing but now it also
> gives me (occasionally) error code 80080005 and doesn't download any
> updates. Is there a way I can solve this problem without reinstalling
> Windows? Please help! Thank you.
>
> Lemon
>
>
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I thought that might have been the case, but I tried going back to
Automatic several times, but every time I do that an error box flashes
saying that Windows Update had to shut down and then, if I'm lucky, it
gives me the 80080005. Sometimes the Update screen will say that I'm up
to date after this, sometimes it will acknowledge that an error
occurred. But in all cases, it never actually brings back any updates
or a list of available updates. Thank you for the suggestions, though.


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You're welcome and good luck!


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> I thought that might have been the case, but I tried going back to
> Automatic several times, but every time I do that an error box flashes
> saying that Windows Update had to shut down and then, if I'm lucky, it
> gives me the 80080005. Sometimes the Update screen will say that I'm up
> to date after this, sometimes it will acknowledge that an error
> occurred. But in all cases, it never actually brings back any updates
> or a list of available updates. Thank you for the suggestions, though.
>
>
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